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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Yesterday
we mentioned testing.Today I thought I
would give you more insight as to why we are tested and how one can pass life’s
tests.We have talked fairly extensively about how life’s learning experience is
one of our main missions in our effort to perfect ourselves. Everything we do in life and everything that
happens to us in this world is putting into practice the learning that we have
achieved and demonstrating how well we are applying what we've learned. I've said many times that Hashem does not
judge us by what we know, but how we grow. It says in Pirkei Avos, Hashem doesn't want us
to just learn Torah; he wants us to live Torah.
In order to gauge how well we have translated our learning into life, we
are tested. As an example, I cannot put
on stethoscope, walk into a hospital and say that I am a doctor. It takes many years of medical school,
internship and practice to hone one’s skills properly. When you consider that every patient a doctor
sees is a test to see how well the doctor is growing in his or her skills, we
see the necessity for testing. Nobody
would like to go to a doctor who was fresh out of school with about a 70%
average and no experience. What
confidence could you have in such a doctor? In life to say that we are good people doing
the right thing can only happen when our growth is perfected through testing. When life’s
experiences are performed because we've learned our lessons well from Hashem’s book
of instructions, only then could we say that we have become a better person.

So
what little tricks do we need to know to help us pass life's tests? First of all we need to be aware that Hashem only
gives us tests that we can pass. We are not at the level of Avraham Avinu, our
forefather Abraham, who was tested with ten trials and withstood them all. He demonstrated a high degree of love for Hashem
with tests that are beyond the capabilities of most human beings. Why should such a tzadik need to go through
such testing? Hashem provided Avraham with the growth that he would need to
introduce Hashem to the world. Avraham was chosen to carry out one of the toughest
missions ever given to a human being. But, Hashem knew in advance that he would be
able to handle. Similarly, we see the
testing that was necessary for Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and everyone else
throughout history that would continue to bring the will of Hashem to fruition.
Every test is by design – for us and for
everyone who has ever lived on this earth.
Hashem makes this world look random, by chance, coincidental, by
accident and even appear to be by luck; but it is all an illusion, since
everything is 100% by design.With
that said what are examples of testing and how do we pass.I once worked for aColonelin a government office
that people always acknowledged that he liked me and my work. One
day he gave me a hard time and started to chastise me for the most minor
nothing (I don't even remember what it was).
This animosity continued for a few days to the point where
everyone around me asked “what happened to your good working relationship with
the Colonel?” I started to get very frustrated and finally said I don't
need this aggravation – I can get a good job elsewhere.
Then I thought, wait a minute, Hashem is testing me – that is what is
going on. Immediately, thisColonelwas back to
his old loving self even to the point where my fellow workers said "it
looks like your back in theColonel's
good graces." It was such an immediate change that I knew without a
doubt what had transpired. People you deal with are only agents of Hashem
to carry out tests and help you reach Tikun. When you acknowledge that
fact and thank Hashem for the help, you may find a difficult person that you
are dealing with, becomes more docile. Try it and realize that everything
is from Hashem even your interaction with other people. Please, don’t do this with a negative
attitude such as “I’ll try it but I don’t think it is going to work (you just
made sure it will fail). The most
important part of passing this type of test is turning completely to Hashem for
help with complete confidence. An
important Torah lesson is that everything is from Hashem and he is the only one
that can help us out of any difficult situation.

This didn't cover every type of test; but, should let you know that if you approach every test knowing from Whom it came, and what the purpose is, the Torah answer will be the right answer. It's our lives; it's our eternal future -- let's
make the best of it.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Our testing in the end of days is extensive. Why? This is the time for finals and the “too late date”
coming up will be the report of the test results (our report card). We will find out measure-for-measure how we
did, and what our future is. It’s not too
late to cram – after all we do want the best test results, it’s our future.

Monday, July 23, 2012

The Summer Olympics
begins Friday, July 27, 2012 with the opening ceremonies beginning almost
exactly the same time as Tisha B’Av in London (which this year falls on Shabbat
making Tisha B’Av a feast day instead of a fast day).There is so much speculation that the Olympics contain messages from
Hashem about the Geula.

This was suggested to
me by one of my readers:

According to the
Zohar, before the coming of Moshiach a very special rainbow will appear. This
rainbow will be so bright that all rainbows that have appeared on earth will
seem very dim and weak in comparison. The bright strong colors of this rainbow
are a sign that the Redemption is about to come. It is this rainbow, the Zohar
tells us, that Hashem was speaking about when He said to Noah (Gen. 9:16),
"I will look at it to recall the eternal promise." (Zohar 1:72b)

Take note of the rainbow symbolism in the London Olympics
commercials.

We have already seen how
the 2012 of the Olympic symbol resembles the word ZION.

If you look closelyyou seethat
bothfigures of the
number 2 do not have the exact same shape and are notarranged identicallyfor any logical reason. They could have been identical
andarrangedidentically; but, they are not.
The firstclearly
hasthe shape of aZandthe second has a different shape and isinclinedto give itthe
appearance of anN. There is even a dot on the letter I that had no
reason to be there.

Hard to believe thatthisisonly by
chance that when you read down instead of across you see ZION.

Friday, July 20, 2012

I know you have probably seen this before, but read it again and see my statement below:

Rav Kaduri
ZTVK"L Told His Havruta When Mashiah is Coming: Av, 5772

Rav Yosef Hayim Zaccai Shlit"a, from the city Beitar Illit, who
merited to learn many years as the Havruta of the Elder Kabbalist Rav Yitzhak
Kaduri ZTVK"L, and in addition, acted as the Hazzan of his Yeshiva for 15
years, reveals to "Or Elyon" the awesome secret that he heard with
his own ears from the holy mouth of Rav Kaduri ZT"L on the time of Moshiach
Tzidkeinu's coming:
"Our Rabbi! When will Moshiach come?" The rabbi answered in 2 words, "בשנת תשעב [In the year
5772]," (which is the year in which we are currently), and he repeated
this twice. I was very shocked by his
words, and immediately, when I left the Rabbi's home, I went up to the Kollel
of Kabbalists in the Yeshiva of the Rabbi, and told over what the Rabbi said to
them - they were all amazed. About 2
weeks later, in the beginning of Tevet, 5766, the Rabbi was admitted to Bikur
Cholim Hospital in Yerushalayim. I would
arrive daily to the hospital to learn with the Rabbi. And then, I asked him again, "Our Rabbi!
In what month and in what year will Moshiach come?" And the Rabbi answered me, "In the month
of Av, 5772." And he repeated this twice. It is important to note that the Rabbi
retained consciousness until 2 weeks before his passing. The Rabbi died on 29 Tevet, 5766 (as is known,
he died at the age of 113 years old!!). From
that day on until today, I publicize and tell this over to everyone I meet. A short while ago, people showed me an essay
by the name of "Sod HaHashmal", which Rav Fish Shlit"a authored,
and there, it is brought
down a testimony from the great kabbalist Rav Morgenshtein Shlit"a, the
author of the "Yam HaHochma" books on Kabbala, that he has a
tradition from the Vilna Gaon ZT"L that the Geula will come at the end of
the year 5772. And, Ari Hakodesh said that Av 5772 Geulah must begin. I
was very happy to see that even the great Ashkenazic kabbalists predict Moshiach's
arrival at the end of this year It is important to note!

I have seen this
statement for a while on several blogs.
I didn’t want to talk about it until I verified the information
myself. Since I live about a 12 minute
walk, 3 minute bus ride from Rav Zaccai Shlit”a (same town), I decided to call
him this morning and verify the words above.
The Rav was not home, but the Rebbitzin spoke to me and said that it is
the absolute truth. I am very happy to report that her husband had the merit
to study with Rab Kaduri ZT”L for many years and to hear the Rav say what is stated
above.

Note: where I am
hearing people say that the Rav said Rosh Chodesh, Av, he did not – he only
said the month of Av.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad appears to have disappeared from Damascus
after his top security staff was killed in a suicide bombing.

By Chana Ya'ar and Reuters

First Publish: 7/19/2012, 11:55 AM

Assad forces truck burnt in rebel attack on Damascus

Reuters

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have disappeared from Damascus
after his top security staff was killed in a suicide bombing. There has
been no statement from the president, nor any sign of him since the
attack Wednesday on the central government headquarters.
Clashes erupted Thursday near government headquarters in Damascus as opposition forces attacked loyalist troops, vowing to “liberate” the capital, activists and residents said.
One person was reported killed in the fighting by late morning in a
neighborhood next to the Council of Ministers, a huge complex, and a Damascus University campus, sources said.
Assad's brother-in-law, his defense minister and a top general were
all killed Wednesday at a meeting of defense and security chiefs.
A security source said the bomber, who struck the security headquarters itself, was a bodyguard for Assad's own inner circle.
The United Nations Security Council, which had planned to meet Wednesday, delayed a vote on a Syria resolution until Thursday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was alarmed by
the intensifying violence in Syria and that he “strongly condemns” the
bombing in Damascus that killed top defense and security chiefs.
Ban "is also gravely concerned about reports of the continued use of
heavy weapons by the Syrian security forces, including in the Damascus area, against civilians, despite repeated government assurances that such weapons would be withdrawn," the United Nations said in an emailed statement.
Ban, who is on a three-day visit to China, urged members of the Security Council to take collective and effective action in view of the escalating situation in Syria.
"Time is of the essence," Ban said. "The Syrian people have suffered for too long. The bloodshed must end now."

Discussions
over the future of Temple Mount have aroused intense feelings among Jews the
world over.

For
some, the issue is incredulity that Islam's so-called third holiest site should
outweigh the right to retain Judaism's holiest site. For others, it is the challenge to Judaism's
profoundest historical memory. For still
others, the issue is the violation of an archaeological site that possibly
contains the most vivid authentication of Jewish history. And, for almost everyone else, it is just an
intuitive feeling that there is something extremely special about this place.

But
then there is another side, which uncomfortably nags us as well. Are a few old rocks worth a war? Do we not look askance at the Serbs and
Bosnians that can't stop slaughtering each other on account of centuries-old
"historical" and "hallowed" sites? We see them blindly trapped in history, rather
than surging forward to a beautiful unencumbered future.

Even
at the theological level, we begin to hear some contrary voices: "Judaism
is about people, not about things." Or, "Pagans believe in holy rocks
and earth; Jews believe in a trans-substantial Divine. "Indeed, if Judaism believes in an
incorporeal G-d, shunning icons, paintings and graven images, then why do we
cherish this heap of stones?

THE
SANCTUARY

At
the time of the encounter with Hashem at Mount Sinai, the Jewish people were
commanded to make a mikdash, "sanctuary," so that Hashem could
dwell among them (Exodus 25:8). This
portable structure (containing the Ark of the Covenant) traveled with the
Jewish people throughout 40 years in the wilderness, and while they were
settling the Land of Israel. Then, some
3,000 years ago, King David built an altar on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem (the
site of Isaac's binding and Jacob's dream). And, on this spot, David's son Solomon built
the first Temple -- making the portable mikdash permanent.

The
Temple was called Beit HaMikdash, "the Holy House."

The
"house" aspect was reinforced in many ways:

The
furnishings of the Temple itself were a table and a lamp (together with an
incense altar).

The inner
sanctum was called chadar mitot, "bedroom" (2 Kings
11:2).

The outer
courtyard served the function of courtyards in those days, such as food
preparation, washing, etc.

The Talmud
expresses the Divine bereavement as "Woe my house is destroyed."

What does the concept of "house" mean in
relationship to Hashem?

Imagine
two separate individuals, "A" and "B." Each has his own circle, A and B respectively.
Each has an area that intersects and
overlaps with the other. The area where
they overlap is the "house." It is the area where two distinct entities
find their common denominator. Bet
is the Hebrew letter whose numerical value is two. Its literal meaning is "house" --
for a house brings together two elements and includes within itself their
commonality.

Thus,
a home of marriage includes two people of distinct nature and personality. Those character traits that the spouse finds
unbearable are left on the outside, and those elements that are common to both
are included and accentuated in the home. As the marriage progresses, both sides divest
themselves of offensive behavior, and learn more and more to enjoy their common
dreams and goals.

How
does this relate to Hashem, man, and the Beit HaMikdash?

Hashem
and man are as distinct elements as could be. Hashem is the ultimate spiritual essence,
devoid of materiality. Man is (at least
superficially) physical material, with a seeming lack of much spirituality.

To
solve the problem of the gulf between spirituality and materiality, Hashem
created a place in the material world that would serve as a house, where Israel
and Hashem could unite their commonality, the Divine soul.

This
in essence was Jacob's dream. While
running away from his brother Esav, Jacob fell asleep on a mountaintop, which
tradition says, was Mount Moriah. He
dreamt of a ladder, reaching from the heavens down to the very spot where he
was sleeping, as angels ascended and descended upon it. He woke up, awestruck, and exclaimed:

"How
awe-inspiring this spot is! This must be G-d's abode. It is the gate to Heaven." (Genesis
28:17)

The
Malbim, a 19th century commentator, remarks on this passage:

Jacob understood
that this place was the site of the future Temple... for the Temple is the
ladder, whereby heaven and earth kiss each other. Man's worship ascends upward, and the Divine
providence descends thereby.

How
was the Divine presence manifest in the Temple?

The
Talmud (Avot 5:7) states that there were 10 ongoing miracles at the Temple:
"No meat rotted, no fly was seen there... the rain did not extinguish the
Divine fire, etc." The Rambam states
that, in general, miracles are not meant to persist over time. Yet, here was a steady, ongoing set of
miracles.

Besides
the steady stream of miracles, something about the number of the miracles
strikes us as significant. The number
10, as used in Jewish text, represents the totality of a system, much as the
number 10 represents the totality of the unit integers.

Indeed,
the Talmud lists the 10 miracles at the Temple in the same series as the 10
utterances with which the world was created. Just as the world in its completeness
encompasses 10 utterances of Hashem, so does the Temple consist of 10 elements,
which compose an entire world.

In
other words, the Temple is a "parallel" world, physical in substance,
but more refined and G-d-like. It is a
world of meat, but the meat does not rot. It is a world of dampness and rain, which does
not extinguish the flame of the altar. As
the most physical manifestation of Divine spirit, it is as if Hashem has moved
into this "house."

Man,
on the other hand, must elevate himself in order to enter this house. He must either dedicate himself to Divine
service, as do the Kohanim (priests), or must be temporarily on an elevated
level of spirituality, as the Jewish people achieved during the festivals
through purification and offerings. Thus, man enters the Divine house after
bringing out in himself the spark of G-dliness, the Divine soul.

The
Temple is where the human and the Divine include their points of commonality,
and where the two can embrace and unify -- if only for a moment.

This
is our collective memory of this awesome place.

And,
we await tantalizingly for the day when both Hashem and man are ready for that
communion again.

Looking
at the rocks and ruins from this perspective, we see that their value is not
merely "historical." Nor,
however, are these rocks imbued with magical powers. Rather, they remind us of the time when this
place brought out the best and most beautiful in man, and the most fathomable
and concrete of Hashem.

The
Temple Mount is far above politics of the right or the left. It is a place where Hashem came closest to
revealing himself to humanity in a permanent and tangible manner. And, it is a place where man reached the peak
of his awesome potential. When these two
occurred simultaneously, "heaven and earth kissed." Man and Creator, so to speak, embraced.

The
essence of Judaism is that we are a nation tied to Hashem, enacting His moral
designs, and thereby seeking to bond with Him.

For
reasons known only to Him, one tiny plot of land is where Hashem chooses to
reveal as much of the Divine as possible, and to elevate man to the highest
peak of spirituality humanly possible. As we pray three times a day, we face
this point, knowing that this is the spiritual pole of planet earth.

We
are not dealing with mere history and remembrances. We are dealing with our most essential present
and our profoundest hope for the future. This is who we are -- our most important
place, the very soul of the nation.

Our
remembrance of what the Temple Mount once was should evoke in us a pang of
yearning and an elevation of self. Yes,
the day will come when we will be beckoned "home" again, when Hashem
will again be willing to set up a "home for Divine embrace."

And,
there will be no bloodshed on that day. For on that day, the world will recognize
truth and embrace it.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi

Lt.
Col. (res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi is a senior researcher of the Middle East
and radical Islam at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He is a
co-founder of the Orient Research Group Ltd. and is a former advisor to the
Policy Planning Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Free Syrian Army has shifted to an offensive in Damascus and Aleppo
intending to induce an attitudinal change in the Syrian army and cause the
quick collapse of the regime.In a video uploaded to YouTube on Monday, Free Syrian Army commander Riad
al-Asaad ordered rebel forces in southern Syria and the rural part of Damascus
to wage the final battle against Assad's forces in the capital.Rebel forces in the northern and eastern parts of the
country were told to go to Aleppo, the economic
capital of Syria.Asaad's statements reflect growing confidence among the rebels, who
have destroyed a large number of armored vehicles and helicopters, killed
thousands of soldiers while taking many others prisoner, striking a lethal blow
to the Syrian army's morale.Many Syrian army troops now appear to be exhausted,
lacking resolve or belief in the justice of their cause. Desertions keep
mounting and now include senior officers and circles close to the regime.The rebels now have the momentum and see their goals as within reach, given
their wide support among the Sunni population, which was joined unequivocally
this week by the Palestinians in the Damascus refugee camps.

Syria today is actually under the Assad
regime's military occupation, which is being gradually removed by the Free
Syrian Army.

I
have mentioned how intrigued I am about the comparison of prophecy in
scriptures to the current events of today.
Since many of us have seen:

The Zohar says that when the king of
Damascus falls, Moshiach will come. The numerical value of the words:
Melech Shel Damesek = Bashaar Assad

How close are we to Moshiach? Stay tuned for further developments.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I received an e-mail this
morning that bothered me. One of my
readers has also been experiencing belligerent comments from readers of the
website for which he writes.I have also
experienced the same sort of nonsense on blogs that my daughter, son-in-law and
friends are involved with. Although most
of my readers I find to be very pleasant, intelligent and a pleasure to know,
there are always bad apples that can hurt the rest. Let me analyze what the real problem is and
talk of my true concern for this matter.

It is interesting that the
less Torah learning an individual has, the more opinion they use. Opinion
is based on life's experiences and not so much on knowledge. When I was
doing Kiruv in the states, I saw it all the time that you can teach Hashem's
opinion on a subject and get as a response: "I always believed it
was this way or that way." I find the more Torah that I learn, the
less I know. When I discover the truth about a subject, I find I have a
lot more to learn and that I have been running on my opinion for years on
whatever subject is at hand. I am
experiencing, almost every day, "the me of the past" since most
people without Torah answers know much more than I -- they have an opinion.
The biggest problem is, unlike when I was face-to-face with my Kiruv (outreach)
student, the web is a cold hard place to correct and help people. In
person, we provide instant help and a much friendlier atmosphere. People
are much more brave and show much more belligerency when they deal long
distance by writing. Since they can say any nonsense they want and even
use the name Anonymous to spout their misgivings, they become as brazen as they
want without consequence.

Or, is it without
consequence. Anyone who has fear of
heaven knows very well that everything they do, every word they say and even
every thought they have is known and is recorded in heaven. Psychologist will tell you that people like to
have a scapegoat. Jews have been the
most famous scapegoats in history. It's
very difficult for us to admit our own shortcomings. If we have a way to vent our frustrations,
blame someone else in a way that we think is safe, we take advantage of it. The web has perpetuated much hatred,
especially Jew hatred, because it is a haven for cowards. It is so easy to blame someone else for ones
problems; especially a stranger that I will probably never see or encounter in
any way.

This is very much what I
experienced last week when there was a debate on another blog. I saw within the 110 comments, individuals
with a great lack of Torah knowledge, screaming for help. It was a vent for personal problems and
frustrations. The big problem was it hurt good people. I've written recently about Loshan Harah and the
permanent damage it could cause. You can’t take it back and can’t fix the
damage. I see on this blog a decrease in
comments and a decrease in page views. This indicates to me that many of my
readers may have lost confidence in some of the material that I am presenting. I am getting more personal Emails from people
who want to talk but do not want the other readers to read their questions or
concerns. The sad part is that I did not
get challenged when points of disagreement were voiced. Instead of somebody doing it the Torah way by saying to me I disagree
with something and here is my evidence to prove my point, I received anger and nonsensicle acusations. Anger is always a sign of frustration and lack
of knowledge on the part of the individual. I can see that they are
not angry at me; but, they just can’t admit it that the psychological failing is on their part. In other words, they are
angry at themselves and are merely looking to vent their frustrations and the
safety of the internet is the perfect outlet.

Since I am aware of this,
I am in no way concerned about myself but I'm very concerned about those who
are having this problem since I cannot help Mr. anonymous. The biggest frustration of all is how many
people listen to Loshan Harah and believe it. Both are grave sins in the eyes of Hashem –
listening and/or believing. I know that
I can control the comments on this blog. I can delete any comment that is
inappropriate. But when it appears on
somebody else's blog and as Loshan Harah, that I have no control over. What the moderator of another blog prints
becomes that moderator’s responsibility even if it contains very sinful and
damaging rhetoric. Printing Loshan Harah is a way of condoning Loshan Harah.
That hurts everyone involved: the one being talked about, the one saying the
Loshan Harah, the blogger allowing it and the readers who read it (even if they
don’t believe it). What is sad is that
no topic that I have presented and was questioned was debated. I was just told I was wrong and end of story. In every case I had excellent sources to prove
my arguments. In some cases I had to do further research since it was dealing
with something that I had heard many years ago but I was still able to
vindicate my position. The problem was
it wasn’t my blog to forum. I take very
seriously the idea of presenting the absolute truth and I spend many hours a
day researching and writing before I post. It's amazing how someone with a total lack of
scholarship on the subject can, with a distorted opinion, voice dissension the
way they do. I find almost no one will
ever research the subject; only that they comment based on what they have
experienced themselves – an opinion. I
know basically people are lazy; but, if they really know how much damage they
are doing to themselves and others, they would become more ambitious. Don’t forget: this is damage for all
eternity.

I am with very little
concern about myself. I know that everything in this world is for the good. I see this as testing for myself and for any
blogger who faces the same situation. In
other words Hashem is providing me with challenge to help me grow which gives
me Tikun. I thank Hashem for the
personal growth, but I still feel bad if any of my readers have been led astray
and had their personal growth negatively affected. Also, I feel bad for the frustrated individual
who comments in an incorrect way by not asking questions but just voicing dissention.
Your entire future depends on it as
well. I have mentioned many times that
we are getting close to the Day of Judgment "the two late date." How much I wish everyone would take this
seriously. It's not the anger that you
are venting, it is the fact that you may be shooting yourself in the foot while
doing it. Other bloggers should note that taking the Absolute Truth off of your favorites list has sent a very strong message to your readers and mine. It condones Loshan Harah and hatred. It says that judging a fellow Jew without reviewing who is doing things the way Hashem wants and who is being inconsiderate of one's fellow Jew, is not important. Are you seeking the truth or just giving in to the loudest protesters to appease them? Fairness is the Torah way and is the best lesson for your readers. Your eternity will be reviewed on Judgment Day; do the right thing.

I have a love for all
people and those who can't control their own emotions, I wish to help. I am
neither a hateful person nor a vengeful person, but only one who wants to do
the will of Hashem and help everyone. If
you lack knowledge on the subject that I am covering, then join me in learning.
If you know more than I on any subject
and wish to contribute, I'd like to consider myself as open-minded an
individual as can be and I am ready to learn from you. All I ask is be nice to me and my readers and any
other blogger to whom you provide comments.
I am sure you will receive niceness in return, especially from
Hashem. That's the Torah way; and, that's what makes Hashem happy.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

We have
seen quite a lot of convincing bits of information (like my 100 pages that I
offer for your review) that scream the obvious announcement of Moshiach being immanent
(5772).I thought I would give you a
short list from one source in the Oral Torah (Tractate Sotah 49b).What follows is the actual translation from
Artscroll of the Mishnah that states what to look for just prior to the coming
of Moshiach and the notes that discuss sources and commentary of the event.I present this for your review and evaluation
of the obvious signs that we have already experienced.I need not say any more – just read and decide
for yourself what it means.

Mishnah

In the period which will precede
the coming of
Moshiach, [2] insolence
will increase, and costs will soar. [3] The vine will yield
its fruit yet
wine will be dear
[4] and the government will turn to heresy,[5] and there shall be no rebuke [6]. The erstwhile meeting place of sages will be [used] for harlotry [7] and
the Galilee will be
destroyed and the Galvan [8] desolated, and the people
who dwell on
the borders will
wander about from town to town [9] but they will not be succored (Assistance in time
of distress; relief). And the wisdom of scribes
[10] will decay [11]
and those who dread sin will be despised [12] and truth will be absent. [13] Youths
will blanch the faces of elders; [14] elders will stand in the
presence of minors. [15] The son derides his
father;a daughter rises against her mother
[and] a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the
people of his household. [16] The face of the generation is
like the face of a dog; [17] a son is not abashed [in the presence] of his father. [18 pertains to
the Hebrew not the English] Upon what, then, can we lean? Upon
our Father
in Heaven!
[19]

NOTES:

2. Literally: with the heels of Moshiach, an expression
borrowed from
Psalms 89:52. The simile refers to the final period of Exile (Rashi), when Moshiach will
not yet have come but signs of his imminent arrival will be discerned, as though his approaching footsteps were already audible.

Alternatively: a heel, the lowest extremity of the human
body, may be used as a synonym for end (see Ramban to Deuteronomy 7:12), so that
the wording used simply
denotes the end of [the
period which
will usher in] Moshiach (see Rashi to Sanhedrin 97a and to Psalms ibid.).

According to Radak to Psalms (ibid.), the wording used may mean: while Moshiach
delays.

3.
Taanis 7b lists insolence
and desistance from
Torah study among those sins which cause droughts [and resultant high
prices]. The curse of inflation is therefore
a direct consequence of two conditions enumerated earlier: the decline of scholarship until scholars [are] like - schoolteachers, and an increase
of insolence
(lyun Yaakov).

A parallel passage cited in Sanhedrin 97a honor will be contorted; people will not
respect each other (Rashi ibid., first explanation).

4. For all will be
engaged in drinking
parties (Rashi), so that even a plentiful
supply of grapes
will not suffice
to fill the
demand for wine (cf. Rashi to Sanhedrin
ibid, first explanation).

5. The
world's dominant power (Meleches Shlomo) will
aid the spread
of non belief (Tiferes
Yisrael).

6. No
man will be able to reproach another, because all
men will be iniquitous. When a sinner is admonished, he will simply retort, "You are no better
than I!" (Rashi) Alternatively: and there shall be no proof The
bearers of truth
will be unable to demonstrate the falsity of heretical views (Zekukin D'Nura to Seder Eliyahu Zuta Ch. 16). (How is that for a description of activities
for me last week?)

7. In Tannaic times, batei midrash (study halls) were generally built outside the towns. With the decline of Torah study they fall into disuse, and their isolation makes them favored locations for illicit trysts (Rashi). Alternatively: There will be meeting places for harlotry. Sinners will be so brazen
that they will openly designate places of immorality (Yad Ramah to Sanhedrin ibid.).

8. The name of a place (Rashi
to Sanhedrin ibid.). Psalms 83:8 mentions Geval among the lands that border Eretz Yisroel
to the south. Targum Yonasan
to Genesis
32:4
renders the
land of Seir (Idumea, the northwest tip
of Arabia, just southeast of Eretz Yisroel) as Gavla; similarly, Targum Yonasan to Deuteronomy 33:2; compare Targum Yerushalmi ibid. Tosofos to Avodah Zarah 59a,
see also Knrlxm HaEdah.

9.
[The
borders will be attacked intermittently atvarious points, so that the inhabitants of border towns will be
driven from town to town.] Maharsha to Sanhedrin ibid. suggests an alternative translation for: the
people
of the provinces. The term used is often applied to Eretz Yisroel
outside of Jerusalem.
[Thus, the northern and southern
environs of Eretz Yisroel will be utterly barren, while the inhabitants remaining in the inland area will
wander as exiles
in their own
Land.]

(I have
heard Rabbis of today describing the devastation of the Galilee as the results of the many rockets that decimated
the area during the 2006 war with Southern Lebanon and the discussion about the
people of the border as everything that has transpired with Gaza – the disengagement
of the people of Gush Katif (who to this day many have still not received help
in relocating or compensation that was promised) and the continued firing of
about 12,000 rockets and mortars on the border towns of Israel.)

10.
A common designation for Torah scholars. See above, 15a; see Kiddushin. 30a.

11. From Jeremiah 49:7: Counsel has been lost from the children; their wisdom has decayed. Or: will melt away (see Psalms 58:8). A paraphrase of Isaiah 59:15: Andtruth was absent. As rendered by the Targum there: Those who follow truth shall [be forced to] conceal themselves.Truthful men will be compelled to
flee the towns and subsist in small secluded groups (Maharsha). They will shame them [publicly] (Rashi to Sanhedrin ibid.). Youths will demand honor from elders, a manifestation of the increase of insolence (Rashi ibid.). (I rest my case – it
is difficult these days to tell the truth – not too many people want to hear
it.)

16. The entire sentence is a verse in Micah (7:6), except that the verse begins with the preposition meaning For the son ...

17.
They will be shameless (Rashi to Sanhedrin. ibid., second explanation); and the dogs are audacious (Isaiah 56:11). Alternatively, the face of the generation refers to the affluent (see Rashi to Genesis 41:56), who will lack compassion and will refuse their
destitute brethren charity, like dogs that refuse to share the meat they have scavenged (Eitz Yosef).

Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman in Kuntres Ikvos Meshicha quotes an explanation heard from the Chafetz Chaim. The face of the generation are the leaders (see Bereishis
Rabbah 79:6). A leader must guide his people authoritatively and teach them right from wrong. But in the period before Moshiach, the ostensible leaders will first check to see if their views will be popularly received, like a dog that looks back to see if his master follows. (You mean that they
get elected by telling you whatever you want to hear and then forget their
promises and do whatever they want?
Their own hidden agenda for personal advantage.)

As suggested by Malbim's explanation of Psalms 89:52, the Tanna's depiction of the final stage of Exile should be viewed not as a litany of woe, but rather as a consolation. When the ruin foretold befalls, and the
triumph of iniquity appears assured, that shall signal the advent of Moshiach.

This was only on small list of events that will happen just before the
Moshiach is introduced. It is a small
sample from thousands of events that we have been told from scriptures, the
Talmud, the Zohar, the Midrash, commentary
from many, many Rabbis for thousands of years, etc, etc, etc. I presented this for your review since you
should come away with the feeling that all of the above has happened (past
tense).

Are there events that we have
heard about that have not happened? Let
me tell you just a couple even though there are more. One can see that even with these events that
were recorded a long, long time ago, should be compared to current events
happening in the world. It becomes
obvious that the described events are imminent.
Two examples:

From
Link---http://yahadoot.net/videoitem.asp?id=585The Zohar says, that
when the king of Damascus falls, Moshiach will come.The numerical value of
the words: Melech Shel Damesek (the King
of Damascus) = Bashaar AssadPlus
the Yalkut Shemoni said: "Rabbi
Yitzchak said: 'In the year in which the Messiah-King appears, all the nations
of the world are provoking each other. The King of Persia (Iran) provokes an
Arab king and the Arab king turns to Edom (the US and Europe) for advice. And
the King of Persia goes back and destroys the entire world. And all the nations
of the world are in panic and distress and they fall upon their faces and are
seized with pains like those of a woman giving birth, and Israel are in panic
and distress and asking 'where shall we go? Where shall we go?,' and He says to
them 'my sons, do not fear; all that I have done, I have done only for you. Why
are you afraid? Do not fear, your time of redemption has come, and the final
redemption is not like the first redemption, because the first redemption was
followed by sorrow and servitude under other kingdoms, but the final redemption
is not followed by sorrow and servitude under other kingdoms."This
and the discussion in the Talmud (Yoma 10) talk about Edom (the US and its coalition)
attacking Iran. The additional commentaries
that we have seen recently hint to the war starting in the Straits of Hormuz.Both
these events: The fall of Assad in Syria and the attack on Iran are in the news
everyday and are even believed (according to the news to be within days if not
hours).I still have 100 pages that
states outright, this is the year of Geula and why available. Just request by Email:absolutetruth613@gmail.comIn
decades of reviewing scriptures to what is happening in the world, I have never
seen such an obvious comparison and vast list of signs that we are there. Get ready and, of course, continue to
prepare. I repeat myself but I am
becoming more emphatic every day; the need to repent, pray, give charity, study
Torah, help others, do mitzvot and completely turn to Hashem is of a great
necessity for you and your loved ones. Time is running out.

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